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Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care
10:06 AM on 03/12/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama has delayed his first international trip of the year to focus attention on the final push to salvage his health care legislation...
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Too many Tigers, not enough Trojans
7:05 AM on 03/12/2010
OPINION - What's notable is reportedly not only did Woods not wear a condom, but his partner's didn't insist upon it...
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How black women can combat genital herpes crisis
10:42 AM on 03/11/2010
OPINION - According the Center for Disease Control nearly half of all African-American women are infected with the HSV-2 virus...
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New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight
8:44 AM on 03/10/2010
Risk factors leading to higher rates of obesity begin as early as pregnancy, especially among African-American and Hispanic children...
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Alzheimer's cases rising among blacks, Hispanics
5:07 PM on 03/09/2010
VIDEO - It's an increase in Alzheimer's cases at a time when heart disease, breast cancer and prostate cancer deaths are all going down...
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10-year-old becomes health care reform lobbyist
3:44 PM on 03/09/2010
VIDEO - Marcelas Owens has been campaigning for changes in the health care system since his mother died after she fell ill and lost her job and her insurance...
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'Fired up' Obama pitches health care reform to public
4:32 PM on 03/08/2010
VIDEO - Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes ...
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White man posing as black doctor, makes house calls
1:38 PM on 03/05/2010
VIDEO - There is clearly no resemblance, but police in say that didn't stop 54-year-old Patrick Lynch from telling patients for months that he was Doctor Andrew Nelson...
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CDC enlists celebs to launch social media fight against HIV/AIDS
7:25 AM on 03/05/2010
African-Americans make up 12 percent of the U.S. population, but account for 46 percent of those living with HIV...
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Oscar winner Gossett, Jr. addresses prostate cancer stigma before Congress
4:02 PM on 03/04/2010
VIDEO - As health care reform continues to dominate the agenda in Washington, a hearing today focused on prostate cancer...
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Obama's health care reform efforts stymied by politics of prejudice
9:01 AM on 03/03/2010
OPINION - At the heart of this debate is partisan politics, inept leadership and racial prejudice...
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Action - not apathy - is needed from black women on HIV
1:38 PM on 03/02/2010
From Essence Magazine - Every Black female can both protect herself from HIV and help to create an environment where other Black people can safeguard themselves...
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Teen pot and alcohol use rises for first time in a decade
12:17 PM on 03/02/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alcohol and marijuana use among teens is on the rise, ending a decade-long decline, according to Partnership for a Drug-Free America...
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First lady talks obesity with school nutritionists
5:24 PM on 03/01/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama says the people who prepare meals for schools have more influence over what kids eat than parents do.
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Barbershop Buzz on sex addiction: Is it a myth or malady?
11:57 AM on 02/25/2010
VIDEO - In light Tiger Woods' scandal and public apology, we ask African-Americans in barbershops: Do you think sex addiction is legit?...
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Obama's last stand on health care reform
8:41 AM on 02/25/2010
OPINION - For the first time in a while, Obama is taking the lead and seizing the reins in the health care debate...
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The skinny on food and mood
8:00 AM on 02/25/2010
OPINION - Being psychologically stressed can lead to overeating and getting more calories from fat and sugar...
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Obama to propose limits on health insurance rates
8:11 AM on 02/22/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is making a fresh attempt to rescue his health care overhaul by proposing a measure that would allow the government to deny or roll back egregious insurance premium increases...
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White House: Dems near accord on health care bill
4:40 PM on 02/18/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and congressional leaders are preparing a detailed health care proposal designed to win passage without Republican support
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African-Americans increasingly going under the knife in quest for perfection
8:53 AM on 02/16/2010
Although perceptions linger that plastic surgery is something for "only rich Caucasian people," it's no longer true...
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